Practical advices for stay-at-home quarantines
If you or someone you live with, be it a family member or a roommate, have decided to quarantine at home as a result of a positive test, while the following things you should know.
Since quarantine applies to the household, not the individual.If one person, a household is infected, and doing quarantine at home, and everyone in that household is doing quarantine at home. Let’s going to do a quick run through some of the best practices recommended by the related medical institutions.
No.1 Infected person should avoid contact with others
The person who is infected should have their own room and stay in that room as much as possible.
No.2 Open windows to the air out your home.
Ventilation is key, not just for the room in which the isolated person is staying, but for the entire living space.
No.3 Disinfect and ventilate the washroom
If you have two washrooms, then designate one for the person who is infected. If you have to share, make sure that bathroom stays properly disinfected, to the most commonly touch surfaces, and make sure that the bathroom is ventilated regularly.
No.4 Wash those hands.
Now whether you are infected or a person you live with is infected, one of the best ways to prevent environmental cross infection is to keep your hands clean.
No.5 Don’t share any daily necessities with others.
Don’t share any daily necessities with a person who is infected.Properly wash and disinfect tableware after use. Designates specific tableware and cutlery for the person who is infected, and keep it separated from the rest. Of course, thoroughly washing is necessary after each use as well.
No.6 Cover your nose & mouth when you cough or sneeze.
If you cough or sneeze, be sure to cover your nose and mouth with tissue, or use the pit of your elbow if you really haven’t tissues. Then the used tissues should go into a designated bin and change your coat as soon as possible.
That’s some of the best recommendations we surmised by the related health authority. Though a lot of them is just common sense. If you find yourself in home quarantine because you or some you live with has tested positive, following these protocols will help to keep your quarantine period as short as possible.
